Faith briefs

Big Springs United Methodist Church

96 Highway 40

Sunday: 150th anniversary celebration: Dinner and reflections by members and former pastors, noon; service at the original church site (across Highway 40 from current site), 2:30 p.m.

Calvary Temple Assembly of God

606 W. 29th St. Terrace

Sunday: Start of Kids Krusade, new program for toddlers through children 13 years of age, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.

Centenary United Methodist Church

245 N. Fourth St.

Sunday: Start of “Invitation to the New Testament,” eight-week Bible study, 6 p.m.

Central United Methodist Church

1501 Mass.

Sunday: Guest preacher Creighton Alexander of Wesley KU Campus Ministries, 10:45 a.m. Carry-in luncheon following worship.

Ecumenical Christian Ministries

1204 Oread Ave.

Tuesday: “Lawrence Dances of Universal Peace,” simple circle dances based on various faith traditions, 7 p.m.

Family of Faith Fellowship

2295 N. 1300 Road, Eudora

Sunday: Concert by Sherman Andrus, 6:30 p.m.

First Christian Church

1000 Ky.

Oct. 22: Ministry fair.

Ives Chapel United Methodist Church

1018 Miami St., Baldwin

Sunday: Igniting Ministries rally day, 10 a.m.

Lawrence Free Methodist Church

3001 Lawrence Ave.

Friday: Fall clothing giveaway, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Also, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 21.

Lawrence Jewish Community Center

917 Highland Drive

Sunday: Sunday with Rabbi Debbie Stiel. Family education day, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Kansas Union. B’nai Israel Cemetery Consecration Day, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Eudora.

Tuesday: Lunch and Learn with Stiel, noon-1:30 p.m., with “Medical Ethics: What Does Judaism Say about Organ Donation and Stem Cell Transplants?,” noon-12:30 p.m., Kansas Union, KU.

Oct. 22: “Community Relations and Israel,” presentation by Marvin Szneler, executive director of Jewish Community Relations, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Lone Star Church of the Brethren

883 E. 800 Road

Monday: Annual pancake and sausage supper, 5 p.m. Freewill offering will be taken.

Mustard Seed Christian Fellowship

700 Wakarusa Drive

Sunday: Evening worship, 6:30 p.m.

Plymouth Congregational Church

925 Vt.

Sunday: Celebration of church’s 152nd birthday, 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. services.

Trinity Lutheran Church

1245 N.H.

Oct. 21: Screening of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” 2 p.m. Lawrence Chamber Orchestra concert, 7:30 p.m.

Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence

1263 N. 1100 Road

Sunday: “Civil Relations, Civic Responsibility,” program by Valerie Mapstone Ackerman, 10:15 a.m.

Vinland United Methodist Church

1724 N. 692 Road

Oct. 21: Biscuit and gravy breakfast, 6 a.m.-10 a.m. Also from 6 a.m.-9 a.m. Oct. 22.

West Side Presbyterian

1024 Kasold Drive

Sunday: Mission and Stewardship Committee, noon. Deacons visit Presbyterian Manor, 3 p.m.

Oct. 21: Library Committee, 10 a.m.